Chinese (oriental) medicine

Duties and responsibilities:

Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners use herbal medicines and various mind and body practices, such as acupuncture and tai chi, to treat or prevent health problems. TCM encompasses many different practices, including acupuncture, moxibustion (burning an herb above the skin to apply heat to acupuncture points), Chinese herbal medicine, tui na (Chinese therapeutic massage), dietary therapy, and tai chi and qi gong (practices that combine specific movements or postures, coordinated breathing, and mental focus).

Salary:

$61,000

Education:

Doctorate, Masters

                                            

Reflection:

I wouldn’t like to work in Chinese medicine although it does seem a little interesting. If anything I would just like to learn about it to know what herbs and such are good for certain things, but otherwise I can’t see myself working in Chinese medicine.